Get itunes link for app before submitting - iphone

I read in another post that you can submit the app without the binary but I based on what I have seen this is no longer possible. It seems you cannot submit without the binary and the binary is submitted through the application loader. Is there any other known way to get the itunes/app store link to my app before I submit the binary?

The manual way:
Your should copy your "Apple ID" from iTunes connect and use this link:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/APPNAME/idXXXXXXXXX
Would open the US store ("APPNAME" is that app name and XXXXXXXXX is the "Apple ID". You can use more general method (Recommended):
http://itunes.apple.com/app/idXXXXXXXXX
and replace "XXXXXXXXX" with your "Apple ID" (from iTunes connect - after creating the app there).
Pay attention that those would open safari if you won't preprocess them, You could also use itms:// to open iTunes directly.

The easiest way to do this now is through iTunes Connect. Once you create an app there is a link to 'View in App Store'. Even if you haven't uploaded a binary yet you can click this link to get your App Store link.
The other answers work too but this generates your url for you. This is the URL it creates with my info removed (replace app-name and the numbers after /id with your own):
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/app-name/id12345678?ls=1&mt=8

Once you create application in iTunes for submission under App Information tab click in View on App Store you will get app link.
Option 2: (In new update this is no longer available) you can create as below
https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/your-appname/id123456?mt=8
Note : Just replace app name and numbers after /id with your app-id in above link

Use this url example and just change your Apple ID at the end! Replace only the numbers!
https://itunes.apple.com/app/id111111111
You can find the value of your Appple ID by login into your App Store Connect and navigating to 'My Apps' under the 'App Information' -> 'General Information' -> 'Apple ID'
This url format works always and it is particularly helpful if you need the link before you publish your app

The standard URL is:
http://itunes.com/apps/yourlowercaseappname

As of today and for reference, I would say the best option is #"http://itunes.apple.com/app/%#/id%#?mt=8", inserting:
your application lowercase name,
your application ID.
In fact, this is essentially the link you can get for your application on your app's page in iTunes Connect (iTunes Connect > Manage Your Apps > Your App > View in App Store). Minus some parameters (which seems - between other unidentified things - to link to a precise country).
I thinks it's better than the itms://... one because this one redirects you to the iTunes Store on your device, which is not the App Store. You're then redirected, etc. The http://... link seems to be directly hooked to the App Store app.

I ended up using - itms://itunes.apple.com/app/id?mt=8
This seems to be what I was looking for.

Remember http://itunes.apple.com/app/id[Apple_ID] is gone. It will work for the old links and it should work fine for new ones too maybe, but to be safe use the new https://apps.apple.com/app/id[Apple_ID]

You can get application link before uploading your binary file on iTunes Connect.
You just need to upload your meta data using iTunes Connect. And after submitting these data you will get Apple ID. And by this ID you can get the URL for your application.
e.g. http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=appID
where appID="Your application ID when you submit the meta data"
Please check this. It is working here. And If you still have any problem then please let me know. I will help you out to solve the problem.

According to Apple's iTunes Connect documentation the View on App Store link is only available if at least one version of the app has had it's status set to Ready for Sale.
Having said that you can still see what the actual link will be, you just will not be able to load the page.

Best way to get app link is
login to itunes connect
Go to My Apps -> create app record if
you don't have any.
select your app -> go to App Information
section
At bottom of the page check additional information
section, there is a link called "View on App Store". Click on the
link and you will get exact URL for your app.Copy-Paste and Enjoy.

Apple has a documentation for creating easy-to-read app links. If your app name is specified, creating your links with this way is much more clear.

It seems the app id is now the Apple ID in the itunesconnect page. Go to App Information and scroll down until you see Apple ID. That is your app id.
http://itunes.apple.com/app/id[Apple_ID]

Go to https://itunesconnect.apple.com,
if not yet created, create a new App.
Open it and in the first screen (AppStore -> App information -> General) there is a field called "Apple ID" with the id number.
Copy and use it. Is this one.

If AdWords does not allow a link to iTunes, this will solve it...
If you use the link generated at the bottom of iTunesConnect, and you are selling internationally, you will find /us/ or /gb/ or /de/ etc that indicates the language of the relevant store. Adwords will not approve a link with the language indicated.
Why?
Because Adwords does not accept redirects and unmatched URLs. If the link is to the USA store, but the Adword test originates in Germany, then a redirect is detected. Of course, this behavior is correct because no matter what the link says the user will go to her local app store.
Solution: Edit the link from iTunes Connect. Strip out unneeded info. Simply match the display and final URL, disregarding any message about length in the display URL warning text.
URL copied from iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/this-is-my-app-name/id1111111111?ls=1&mt=8
Edited URL suitable for AdWords
DISPLAY URL
itunes.apple.com/app/id111111111
FINAL URL
http://itunes.apple.com/app/id111111111
notes:
- appstore.com is a redirect
- itunes.apple.com by itself is a redirect. Only in full as above does it go directly to your app page.
- When one URL - no matter how valid - redirects, then the result is mismatched URLs.
/gb

1- Go > https://appstoreconnect.apple.com/
2- My Apps > Select Your App
3- App Store > App Information > View On App Store

The best simple link is
http://itunes.apple.com/app/idXXXXXXXXX.
You can get id from your App Information in http://itunesconnect.apple.com.

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App Store/Play Store redirection if App is not installed on ionic App

I have implemented deeplink for my ionic v1 application and also implemented universal link for same. I also checked so many links to implement App store redirection functionality.
Most of the link suggest to implement javascript code which first check device and based on ios/adnroid/window it will redirect to particular store but let say I will create that javascript code look like below
const iOS = !!navigator.platform && /iPad|iPhone|iPod/.test(navigator.platform);
if (iOS) {
window.location.href = "temp://itunes.apple.com/us/app/...";
}
but where should I put this file so when user click on deeplink it should redirect to particular this file and redirect to App Store/Play Store?
Let say I want to give my deeplink to some other server for which i don't have any access then what?
is there any other param or attribute we can set like fallback url by which when app is not installed it will automatically going to that particular link?
Any answer would be great help.
Thanks.
Usually it works that way:
You place a link on the website where you want to advertise your app. That link has a click tracking domain that points to your server. e.g. click.example.com/....
Upon clicking, if the app is installed, Universal Links would ensure that the app is opened. This is done by iOS (only if you configured Universal Links correctly, see https://developer.apple.com/ios/universal-links/). If the app is not installed, a redirect is done to your click tracking domain. This is where your Javascript logics should apply, so basically you need to reply to the request with a 302 redirect to an HTML file that contains the redirection logics (as in the example above). In that server response you can handle any fallback URL you want to use.
By the way, to make Universal Links work, anyway you had to host the AASA file, so you probably already created a server, so you can use it for the case where the app is not installed.

How to Change App name in iTunes Connect

Is there anyway to change the app name in iTunes connect.Previously we followed the the below procedure to change app name,
1. Log in to Itunes Connect
2. Click "Manage applications"
3. Click on your app
4. Click "View details"
5. Click on Edit (At the right of "Version information")
6. Edit your app name.
But currently it is not working, Is there is any way to change app name.
Please give me the solution.
After some confusion I managed to change my app name (while it was in status 'Prepare for Upload' - not sure if this works for other statuses):
Log in to Itunes Connect
Click "Manage applications"
Click on your app
Click "View details" under your current version
Click on Edit next to "Metadata and Uploads"
And then you can edit the name.
The only way you can edit a App Name (assuming the app has been approved) is by creating a new version, at that point you can modify it.
Apple has removed the tables that once referenced what could be updated during what statuses. Now Apple has outlined exactly what CAN be change while the app is in the 'Ready for Sale' status. Anything else will require a new version to be created.
You can change the following store metadata while an app’s version has
the “Ready for Sale” status:
Copyright, Routing App Coverage File
Description, What’s New in this Version
Support URL, Marketing URL, and Privacy Policy URL
App Store Contact Information Language support, including adding new languages
and changing the default language
EULA
Source: Apple iOS Developer Guide
Its place on the renewed iTunes Connect interface is under 'Versions' tab:
To rename existing application on App Store you can create New Version and
then enter app-name in Name field.
This name will be displayed now as the name of your app on the App Store. This can't be longer than 255 characters.
There would be some confusion around that, the reason is that the name you put on the app store (on iTunesConnect) can be different from the name given within Xcode (under build settings)..
So if your app name is displayed properly on the app store, but when you download it, the name is different, it's because Apple doesn't apply the name given on iTunesConnect to the binary that people download..
Which means you have to recompile and reupload as new version..
The way to change your App 'Name' or 'Subtitle' seems to have changed slightly.
First need to create a 'new version' of your app, use the option: "+ VERSION OR PLATFORM" (shown in the image below), then after saving that new version, you can click on the "App Information" (shown in the image below), and in that form you now can edit the "Name" and "Subtitle" (which will both be reviewed by Apple before your new version if the app becomes available on the App store).
This new name and subtitle will be used for the new version of your app on the app store.

Connect app with existing Page

I have created a web app that authenticates users on our page and I'd like to connect it with an existing Page, but cannot find that option. I only see "Create Page" in Advanced options, but that's not really what I need.
I figured since it is possible to connect an old app with an existing Page because of the group profiles being removed, it should be possible to connect new apps with existing Pages as well. Am I wrong to assume that, or just blind and did not find that option?
Sure - this is possible.
Please read the documentation for "adding a tab application to a page" at this link :
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/dialogs/add_to_page/
Essentially what you have to do is initiate a dialog so that you can choose what page you want to add your application to. A direct URL example would be this :
https://www.facebook.com/dialog/pagetab?app_id=YOUR_APP_ID
&display=popup&next=YOUR_URL
Dont forget to substitute YOUR_APP_ID for your app_id and next to some other URL (doesn't have to be related to your application - it can be simple facebook.com
I have created a little bookmarklet to ease the prosess -
javascript:app_id=prompt("Enter App ID"); window.open("https://www.facebook.com/dialog/pagetab?app_id="+app_id+"&display=popup&next=https://facebook.com");
More info on bookmarklets
We as facebook developers are solely responsible for keeping up-to-date with the changes that 3rd party API's, on which we base our development, make to their systems.
A great place to keep updated on changes and new features would be the Facebook Developers Blog and the Facebook Developers Roadmap.
I tried the chosen answer but it didn´t workout..
First option:
You should use the Fan Page Id on the place of a random website.
http://facebook.com/add.php?api_key=YOUR_APP_KEY&pages=1&page=YOUR_PAGE_ID
YOUR_APP_KEY -> You can get it from application settings, its App Id
YOUR_PAGE_ID -> You can get it through Graph Explorer (https://graph.facebook.com/[PAGE_NAME])
Source: https://stackoverflow.com/a/15739910/1598935
Second option:
Categorize your existing page under "App Page" (found under "Brands & Products").
Change your page name to mach your App name.
Go to your App and select "App Details"
Under "Contact Info" you will find "App Page".There you will be able to create a new page or if all went well, select your page from a list.
Source: https://stackoverflow.com/a/13904144/1598935

Connecting the LITE Version to the FULL Version on App Store

OK, so I have the full version of my application up and running on the App-Store. Now I'm working on the lite version; I placed a button in it that supposes to direct the user to the App-Store to the application FULL Version page.
I'm using the [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:#"itms://itunes.com/apps/AppName"]] command.
several issues I would very much appreciate assistance with:
Is there a better command line for this action? currently it goes (automatically) through several pages till it reaches the relevant page on App-Store. Is there a command line that goes directly to the page I'm directing it to?
My application's name is combined out of 2 strings (for example "App Name"); currently, when I test it on a device, it doesn't find it while being directed to the App Store and instead it goes to a page where I have a "Search" button and if I click this button it does find the App on the App Store (the command line itself works perfectly; if I enter "Shazam" or any other familiar application's name instead of my AppName it goes to the right page). How should I write it in the command line? "App Name" or "App_Name"? maybe something else?
any assistance would be very much appreciated...
Using the itms:// protocol will ensure the link goes directly to the App Store app rather than through Mobile Safari (as you're correctly doing).
Using your app name and app ID will ensure the link goes directly to your app rather than searching for it, which is what happens when you use the path format you have there.
You want your url to look like this:
itms://itunes.apple.com/us/app/its-on-my-way/id334996949?mt=8
except using your app information, of course. You can easily get the properly formatted name and the app id by navigating to your app's page in iTunes and then right-click on you're app's icon where you'll get the option to "Copy Link". Replace the http with itms and you're set.
You can also get the appropriate app name and id using Apple's iTunes Link Maker.
If the app you're linking to isn't in the store yet you can get the id from iTunesConnect and, in most cases, figure out the name; mostly it's just using lowercase letters, stripping out punctuation, and replacing spaces with hyphens, though sometimes it can be a bit different. If you have an app with any unusual characters or are not sure how iTunes will change it, check other apps with similar punctuation/characters.
Edited to add
Obviously (from the URL) this link goes to the US App Store link; I'm not sure how it will work internationally.
Further edited to add
You could get the user's current country code via NSLocale like this:
NSLocale *currentLocale = [NSLocale currentLocale];
NSString *countryCode = [[currentLocale objectForKey:NSLocaleCountryCode] lowercaseString];
Then you could substitute the us part of the string I used above with this lowercase string, which would often send the user to the correct store (unless there was no store associated with their country code). Your app would have to be in that store, though, and I'm not sure how the name part works: it might be that iTunes wants the app as named in that locale or it might be that it's fine with the English version.
I have used the following - link changed to obscure customer ;-)
NSString *iTunesLink = #"http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/wired-news-uk/id435728870?mt=8";
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:iTunesLink]];
All I do is grab the link via iTunes itself. Of course that means the app you wish to link to already has to exist in iTunes. However I understand it is possible to anticipate a link after creating the app in iTunesConnect - though I haven't had the need to do this yet.

iphone - opening an artist link on an application

I am trying to open an "artist link" on an iPhone application but it is not working. The link is to be inside a local HTML file.
I have tried to use "http://phobos...." or "itms://...." but it seems to be not working.
Yes, I am aware of this apple doc, but what is written on this doc does not seams to work for artist links.
Before answering generically, try this. Open itunes and make a search for your name. Right click on your name and copy the link. This is my link. Use this link inside a local HTML on your app and see if it opens. I cannot get mine to work.
I am using the technique and the methods mentioned on the apple doc to make all the redirections but I see the message CANNOT OPEN ITUNES. (itunes ?)
any clues? thanks for any help.
Try either one of these instead of copying the link from itunes, just replace the end part of the URL with the relevant artist name.
Artist’s name or App Store developer’s name: http://itunes.com/Artist_Or_Developer_Name
Album name: http://itunes.com/Artist_Name/Album_Name
App Store apps: http://itunes.com/app/App_Name
Movies: http://itunes.com/movie/Movie_Title
TV show: http://itunes.com/tv/Show_Title